People have been asking what oils we recommend for balancing the different chakras. I wanted to provide this chart that we created that summarizes the chakras, recommended asanas, as well as essential oils for balancing each chakra. The oil that we recommend most for balancing each chakra is in italics. The chart even gives beginning […]
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Dec
Dec
Winter Solstice is at 9:11 AM Pacific Time on December 21. Do a ceremony around honoring yourself and your own truth. Your desires should be given top priority. Remember you cannot fix or create intentions for anyone else, but you are being invited to set clear intentions for yourself. Don’t be afraid to dream big. […]
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Dec
Dec
The Light Element As we move up the ladder of chakras, into the higher mental and spiritual realms, there are no longer earthly elements associated with these chakras. They are more focused on energy flow. The sixth or brow chakra is associated with the element light. The Sixth or Brow Chakra (Ajna) The sixth or […]
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Oct
Oct
…we come into a deep meditation on stillness, absorbed and dissolved in the radiance of the stars and the energy of space. The prana that creates and sustains our physical bodies is charged with such divine emotion that the world of light, from which the body was formed, comes into clear vision and the body […]
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Sep
Sep
Praying for Release Autumn, urge me to drop every leaf I don’t need – every task of habit I repeat past its season, every sorrow I rehearse, each unfulfilled hope I recall, every person or possession to which I cling – until my branches are bare, until I hold fast to nothing. Blow me about […]
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Sep
Sep
Take a look at our Pinterest Boards at http://www.pinterest.com/kimstokely/ Boards include pictures of yoga asanas and essential oils that balance the elements and chakras of your body. Here is the cover for the air, water, and earth elements. Enjoy! Kim
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Aug
Aug
August 2013 The theme for August is “FOLLOWING THROUGH” This month you take the expansion and magic of July and anchor it into what you want and what you have committed to. Now the work begins, the real discipline, the paying attention to the details, finishing what you start, sorting through and fine-tuning. It […]
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Jul
Jul
See earlier articles – Awaken Your Elemental Self: Essential Oils and Your Yoga Practice at https://www.ancientwaysbotanicals.com/2012/10/awaken-your-elemental-self-essential-oils-and-your-yoga-practice/ for introduction to using essential oils in your yoga practice, the Earth Element, and safety guidelines. See https://www.ancientwaysbotanicals.com/2013/02/awakening-the-water-element-essential-oils-and-your-yoga-practice/ for blog on water element and your yoga practice. See https://www.ancientwaysbotanicals.com/2013/05/awakening-the-fire-element-essential-oils-and-your-yoga-practice/ for blog on the fire element and your yoga practice. The […]
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Jul
“We embody all the elements: earth, air, fire, water, space. Through this we are the living embodiment of all of existence.” – Anne Van de Water, Yoga Instructor. Giselle Mari is one of a growing number of yoga teachers who are beginning to use essential oils as an integral part of their yoga classes. […]
Make your own all natural, effective deodorant. Free from aluminum and harmful chemicals. See our DIY Deodorant YouTube video. 6 Tbs coconut oil, 1/4 cup baking soda, 1/4 cup corn starch, 20-30 drops essential oils. If you like a stronger scented deodorant add more essential oils. If it’s too thin add more corn starch. If you’re […]